The Malta Independent 27 August 2026, Thursday
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Policing And the Rule of Law

Monday, 7 May 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Every day, the Malta Police Force carries out a remarkable amount of work which, sadly, either goes unnoticed or unacknowledged. The Force, which is one of the oldest police forces in Europe, will soon be marking its 200th anniversary....

Parliamentary Democracy

Monday, 7 May 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

As of January this year, for reasons known to everyone, parliamentary debates at voting time attracted interest more than they usually do. But is parliamentary democracy truly alive?...

The Personality factor in politics

Sunday, 6 May 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There are many who believe that in politics what matters are policies and positions....

After The Third Way

Sunday, 6 May 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Françoise Hollande will probably be elected President of the French Republic for the next five years.There are two ways in which such a result can be interpreted....

Uncertainty Is caused by the certainty of a Labour government

Sunday, 6 May 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I find it ridiculous the way that Franco Debono and the Labour Party discuss the current atmosphere of uncertainty and lack of investment as though it has nothing to do with them ...

Kmiec’s Constitutional gaffe: We are not a theocracy

Sunday, 6 May 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Dr George Abela’s worthy initiative in dedicating his second annual President’s Forum to a discussion of the Constitution of Malta was unfortunately marred by two errors of ...

A Knee-jerk reaction gone wrong

Sunday, 6 May 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I did not understand why the Opposition took so much trouble to present two motions calling for the suspension of Parliament’s agenda to discuss the resignation of a minister and an ambassador ...

Protecting The Mediterranean and preparing for crises

Sunday, 6 May 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Much is said about Malta’s neutrality and that it is perhaps time to redraft the Constitution and rethink our position. The war in Libya showed that Malta...

Supporting Our young and modern families

Sunday, 6 May 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Youth is a period consisting of various transitions: starting with adolescence and the formative years at school, to the transition from the classroom...

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